Court grants bail to journalist

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Bajwa tax record leak
ISLAMABAD
A sessions court in Islamabad has granted post-arrest bail to journalist Shahid Aslam in a case related to leaking tax records of former army chief Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa.
As per details, the special judge central Azam Khan heard the bail plea filed by the Journalist Shahid Aslam.
The TLTP learnt that the petition stated that a case is registered in FIA’s Anti-Corruption Circle in the matter of leaking tax record details of former COAS.
Despite not being named in the case, I have been arrested in the case. He urged the court to grant bail to him in the case. After listening the arguments, the court accepted the post-arrest bail plea against Rs50,000 surety bonds.
Earlier, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s Anti-Corruption Circle (ACC) recorded the statements of three suspects, arrested in connection with the income tax data leak of former army chief retired Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa.